On April 16, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two orders in proceedings related to PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (PJM) Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR). First, FERC denied requests for rehearing and granted limited clarification with respect to its June 29, 2018 order (2018 Paper Hearing Order) where it (i) found PJM’s then-existing tariff to be unjust and unreasonable because it failed to address the suppressive effect of resources receiving out-of-market payments on the capacity market, and (ii) implemented a paper hearing to establish a revised MOPR to apply to both new and existing resources receiving out-of-market payments, regardless of resource type (see July 11, 2018 edition of the WER).…Continue Reading FERC Grants Limited Rehearing and Provides Limited Clarification on PJM’s Minimum Offer Price Rule

As we help our clients navigate the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Troutman Sanders has authored two Frequently Asked Question summaries particularly relevant to energy and infrastructure projects: one on Renewable Energy and Infrastructure and another on Force Majeure.

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